An Introduction to

Eos

What is EOS?

Why have we developed Eos?

• To provide fully integrated control

• To provide simple, yet powerful control

How was Eos developed?

• By answering the question ‘In the 21st century, what are the best control philosophies and best practices?’

• With input from Experts

• “From the ground up”

State of the Market

The market wants:

• An approachable user interface

• Addresses all of the needs of conventional lighting

• Addresses all of the needs of a moving light desk

• Works out of the box

Designer Comments

It just takes too much time.

• Different needs from those of the programmer and production electrician

• Complain that moving light consoles speak such a different language

• They have no vocabulary for speaking to their programmers

…So it all just takes too much time.

Programmer Comments

It just takes too much time.

• Takes too long to do basic functions• Takes too much time to mark lights• Takes too much time to set timing

values

…. It all just takes too much time.

Production Electrician Comments

It just takes too much time.

• Want to keep track of the rig in Lightwrite, Excel or FileMaker Pro data bases, plus the show file itself

• All three data bases have to be individually maintained

…It just takes too much time.

Why is Eos of interest to designers?

• Approachable and comfortable language

• Flexible displays designed with the needs of the designer in mind

• Independent “desktops”

Why is Eos of interest to programmers?

• Complete integration of command line and direct action controls

• Consistent, predictable access to functions

• Elegant playback logic

• Power and flexibility of soft displays with tactile feedback

Why is Eos of interest to production electricians?

• Fully integrated applications for network configuration

• Integrated system risers via magic sheets

• Meaningful (and configurable) error messaging

• Integrated focus and work notes

Unique Features

Configurable Touch Screens with Tactile Response Controls

Hue and Saturation Color Picker

Central Information Area (CIA) and Encoders

Tactile Response Encoders

Ten 100m motorized faders with 30 pages of control

• Faders can be configured as playback faders, submasters or grand masters

Query Functions

• Question your rig and show file and various conditions that the lights are in or could be in to find available fixtures for specific purposes.

Take Note!

• Advanced note taking

• Accepts text notes, audio notes, jpegs or other media allowing integrated record keeping

Networked for the Future

• ETCNet 2 for legacy installations

• Our new Net3, …powered by ACN.

System Components

• Up to 12 devices can be connected, including:– Consoles– RPUs– RVIs

–RRFUs–Laptops with a client dongle

Basic System

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Advanced System

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